Sunday, May 05, 2024
In-depth portrait …
… Orwell's Arresting Ambiguities. (Hat tip,Dave Lull)
The fact that Orwell was not all of a piece and contained contradictions within himself is what lends depth to his work. There may be better books about Orwell than this, but if so I do not know them.
Something to think on …
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
— Søren Kierkegaard, born on this date in 1813
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Something to think on …
Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good.
— William H. Prescott, born on this date in 1796
The way things were …
… The Lamp Magazine | Contours of a Spiritual Universe. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
The spirit that guided those wonderful old Yankees was a marvelous blend of their religious beliefs and the ethos of neighborly accommodation that pervaded the almost-lost world of small New England townships.
Friday, May 03, 2024
Something to think on …
Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking
— William Inge, born on this date in 1913
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Something to think on …
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
— Novalis, born on this date in 1772
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Something to think on…
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, born on this date in 1882
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Something to think on …
There is nothing that is comparable to it, as satisfactory or as thrilling, as gathering the vegetables one has grown.
— Alice B.Toklas, born on this date in 1877
Monday, April 29, 2024
Something to think on …
To certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No.
— Constantine P. Cavafy, born on this date in 1863
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Appalling …
… It Was Only a Matter of Time Before We Saw Something Like This at These Pro-Hamas Rallies.
Those of an age remember quite well who coined te phrase “final solution.’
In case you wondered …
… Why College Degrees Are Losing Their Value.
I graduated from college in 1964, when fewer than 10 percent of the population had a bachelors degree. Today that number has increased to more that 50 percent. But many recent college graduates I have met fail to impress — such as the one who a few months ago interrupted a conversation I was having over a beer with an artist friend of mine to tell us that Hitler wasn’t a socialist. We weren’t talking about Hitler or socialism, but I turned to him and said, “Guess you don’t know German.” Then I told him that NAZI means Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei — National Socialist German Workers Party.
Of course, when I went to what is now St. Joseph’s University, it only cost $600 a year, which my family could afford. Now it’s about 50 grand. Hence, the student loan problem.
Something to think on …
I am convinced of the afterlife, independent of theology. If the world is rationally constructed, there must be an afterlife
— Kurt Gödel, born on this date in 1906
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Expel them all …
… The extremist leaders of Columbia's anti-Israel protest camp.
After all, they alread think they know everything.
Choosing unknowing …
… Resisting our 'new dark age'. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
I want to know less about the things that divide us and more about the things that unite us. Less about the scandalous and personal and more about the transcendent and universal.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Something to think on …
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
— Marcus Aurelius, born on this date in 121
Thursday, April 25, 2024
I should think not …
… This strong evidence of the link between covid vaccines and cancer can no longer be ignored - The Conservative Woman.
I didn’t get the vaccine. My cardiologist agreed. I am in the top 1 percent of the population to die of a heart attack. I also got tested for Covid frequently, since I couldn’t visit Debbie without being tested. Always negative. I have a good immune system.
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